Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 February 20

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

February 20, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 16, 2019. This is up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.6 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 184 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

January 12, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,554 1,194
35,218 5,759

January 19, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,251 1,194
35,198 5,874

January 26, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,258 1,194
35,102 5,707

Week ending
February 2, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,728 1,209
34,507 5,651

United States ......

228,524

228,450

229,783

230,213

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 20, 2019.

February 9, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,704 1,225
34,089 5,704
228,743

February 16, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,611 1,225
34,642 5,690
230,364

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 100
99 101
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

January 12, 2019

January 19, 2019

January 26, 2019

Week ending
February 2, 2019

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,541 1,253
27,562 4,728

23,119 1,350
27,468 4,282

23,398 1,480
27,002 4,729

22,970 1,323
27,892 4,580

United States ......

183,763

184,195

182,679

183,901

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 20, 2019.

February 9, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,739 1,333
27,261 5,514
183,504

February 16, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,482 1,304
26,679 5,487
183,698

Percent of previous year
(percent)
110 115
97 107
102

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019

State

January 12, 2019

January 19, 2019

Week ending

January 26, 2019

February 2, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

31,554 24,558
5,253 1,194 35,218 7,588 3,713 7,856 18,417 8,145

30,251 24,122
5,195 1,194 35,198 7,554 3,668 8,037 18,320 8,095

31,258 24,546
5,317 1,194 35,102 7,784 3,652 8,160 18,278 8,272

31,728 23,814
5,467 1,209 34,507 7,903 3,774 8,093 18,317 8,217

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

23,238 7,438 5,096 5,759
16,151 6,146
11,407

22,996 7,651 5,288 5,874
16,756 6,341
12,030

23,330 7,499 5,297 5,707
16,330 6,330
12,021

23,634 7,750 5,095 5,651
16,925 6,454
11,932

Other States .......................................

9,793

9,880

9,706

9,743

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

228,524 102

228,450 102

229,783 102

230,213 101

February 9, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,704 24,499
5,467 1,225 34,089 7,710 3,743 8,172 18,231 8,150
22,454 7,702 5,295 5,704
16,802 6,351
11,621
9,824
228,743 101

February 16, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,611 24,686
5,395 1,225 34,642 7,675 3,743 7,896 18,498 8,381
23,627 7,549 5,218 5,690
16,992 6,312
11,462
9,762
230,364 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019

State

January 12, 2019

January 19, 2019

Week ending

January 26, 2019

February 2, 2019

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,541 24,098
5,097 1,253 27,562 6,444 3,278 5,715 15,107 5,624

23,119 22,517
4,521 1,350 27,468 6,044 3,231 6,296 15,477 5,338

23,398 22,979
4,249 1,480 27,002 5,929 3,204 5,938 15,462 5,763

22,970 22,669
5,221 1,323 27,892 5,790 3,195 5,725 15,477 6,157

February 9, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,739 21,397
4,669 1,333 27,261 5,982 3,148 6,609 15,489 5,978

February 16, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,482 20,885
4,917 1,304 26,679 6,060 3,167 5,782 15,364 6,155

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

18,862 3,328 4,070 4,728
13,113 5,157
10,427

18,937 5,225 4,073 4,282
13,204 5,260
10,502

18,834 4,176 4,070 4,729
12,018 5,552
10,529

18,960 3,727 3,840 4,580
13,021 5,463
10,115

18,338 4,660 4,058 5,514
13,566 5,083
9,912

18,286 5,002 4,115 5,487
13,169 6,096
10,462

Other States .......................................

7,359

7,351

7,367

7,776

7,768

7,286

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

183,763 101

184,195 101

182,679 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 20, 2019.

183,901 102

183,504 103

183,698 102

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov